Forests on land have birds that fly between the trees, but kelp forests have fishes that swim between the kelp. Some are brightly colored, while others are perfectly camouflaged. Some even sing!
Fish by island (PISCO data)
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Average biomass of five kelp forest fish species at 14 PISCO monitoring sites across four islands in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary from 2003—2016. Fish are counted by SCUBA divers swimming along transect lines. Fish density was averaged across all monitoring sites at each island, including sites located inside and outside of marine reserves and conservation areas, to examine course-scale trends by island. At a finer scale, fish density is responding differently inside and outside of some marine protected areas (MPAs) in CINMS. For more information, consult Figure App.F.13.15 in the CINMS 2016 Condition Report.
Fish by island (CINP data)
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Average density of five kelp forest fish species at Channel Islands National Park kelp forest monitoring sites at the five islands in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Fish density was averaged across all monitoring sites at each island, including sites located inside and outside of marine reserves and conservation areas, to examine course-scale trends by island. At a finer scale, fish density is responding differently inside and outside of some marine protected areas (MPAs) in CINMS. For more information, consult Figure App.F.13.16 in the CINMS 2016 Condition Report.
Fish island vs. mainland (SBC-LTER data)
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Mean (+/- SE) density of five kelp forest fish species at two island (dark blue) and nine mainland (light blue) sites monitored by the Santa Barbara Channel Long-term Ecological Research (SBC LTER) program. For more information, consult Figure App.F.13.17 in the CINMS 2016 Condition Report.
Giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) (PISCO data)
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Frequency of occurrence of giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) at 14 PISCO monitoring sites in Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary from 2003—2016. Note that this species is so rare that there are too few observations to detect a trend, if one exists, but it is notable that this species has not been sighted during surveys since 2011. For more information, consult Figure App.F.13.14 in the CINMS 2016 Condition Report.